Ripe with Surprises
Fantastic family-owned wineries
The valley’s newest wine route, the “Okanagan Bench Loop,” is set amid the scenic back roads of East Kelowna, and involves half-a-dozen family owned...
Mission Creek Greenway
Mild Spring weather is making the afternoons prime-time for walking! We’ll get to look at lots of hiking trails in this column, but I thought we’d start...
The Okanagan’s wine anchors
With the Okanagan Spring Wine Festival starting on Friday and running for 10 glorious wine-culture-filled days, I thought it was timely to talk about the...
Kelowna blossom watch
One of Kelowna’s charms is its proximity to rural landscapes – city meets orchard. On a bike ride last weekend, I marveled at how quickly we went from a...
Spring activities for the family
There’s something uplifting about the month of April. A well-mannered house guest, April always brings welcome gifts. For instance, a renewed sense of...
Sun shining on Kelowna courses
Full disclosure: I am a menace with golf clubs. And I don’t mean “menace” in a flattering way. If I said that I give new meaning to the word “slice”...
Catching the Olympic spirit in Kelowna
I write this column from Vancouver where I’m volunteering at the BC International Media Centre at Robson Square until February 20. This is the headquarters...
Notes for the savvy host
Many of us host vacationing friends and relatives who are keen to explore Kelowna’s many attractions year-round. This column is designed to give you fresh...